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Early Medieval

Offa Campaigns against the Hastings 771

771
England
Era
Early Medieval
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
England
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Haestingas tribal levies
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Mercian forces under Offa
Outcome
Haestingas people of Sussex Weald submit to Offa; Mercian control extends into Sussex
The Battle

History & Significance

Offa campaigned against the Haestingas people of the Sussex Weald in 771, forcing their submission. The Haestingas had remained semi-independent under the South Saxon kingdom but Offa absorbed them under direct Mercian control. The episode shows Offa's systematic absorption of lesser kingdoms.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Offa Campaigns against the Hastings 771

Hastings Castle, the Collegiate Church of St Mary and the Ladies' Parlour
Scheduled monument · ~0.8 miles
Hastings Town Wall
Scheduled monument · ~1 miles
Iron Age cliff castle and site of St George's churchyard on East Hill
Scheduled monument · ~1.4 miles
Old St Helen's Church, Ore
Scheduled monument · ~1.5 miles
Manor house (remains of), Ore Place
Scheduled monument · ~1.5 miles
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